US 2020/0047303 A1 · Adjustable Sharpener

Abstract

An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable sharpener comprising:

a body comprising a first sharpening slot and a second sharpening slot;
a first arm, wherein said first arm is connected to a first abrasive element;
a second arm, wherein said second arm is connected to a second abrasive element, wherein said first abrasive element and said second abrasive element are positioned in said first sharpening slot, wherein said first arm is connected to said second arm;
a third arm, wherein said third arm is connected to a third abrasive element,
a fourth arm, wherein said fourth arm is connected to a fourth abrasive element, wherein said third abrasive element and said fourth abrasive element are positioned in said second sharpening slot, wherein said third arm is connected to said fourth arm;
an adjuster connected to said body;
and
an adjustment assembly connected to said adjuster, said first arm and said third arm, wherein linear movement of said adjuster causes rotational movement of said first arm and said third arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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